outguess
"outguess" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“outguess” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.
Corpus desk
Index EN-outguess · outguess · English
outguess · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | outguess |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “outguess” in English
Rare enough to double-check
outguess is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for outguess, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From out- + guess. The correct English form is outguess, spelled O-U-T-G-U-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1To beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how outguess appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He outguessed, outscored, and outguarded the Tiger, though the latter in a guard position showed that he was a real basketball man.
Switching on “Jeopardy,” she simultaneously, talks to her baby, pages through the paper, and outguesses the TV contestants.
Etymology
From out- + guess.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.